Tenses

1.     The personnel manager was interested ..... to quit my present job. 

 why had I decidedwhy I had decidedwhy I decided  

2.     Hillary told me she ..... in New-York all that year, and she had no wish to leave the city.

had livedwas living  lived

3.   Mary warned his parents that ..... home late that night.  

      she would comecamehad come  

4.     The mother reminded me that I ..... to feed the dog and take him out for a walk. 

 shouldn't forgetdon't have to forgetnot to forget  

5.       My English teacher wanted to know ..... doing in my spare time. 

 what did I enjoywhat I enjoyedwhat I had enjoyed 

6.       They explained to us that the Local History museum, which was usually open every Sunday, ..... that day. 

 was closedwas being closedhad been closed 

7.       Could you ask Alex how long ..... at the hotel "Grandston"? 

 would have been stayinghe would be stayingwould he be staying  

8.      Mark told Nancy that he ..... his dog at last, and the worried expression began to disappear from his face. 

 had foundfoundmust find  

9.       Cecily answered she ..... stories and poems all her life since as long as she could remember. 

 had been writingwas writingwrote  

10.            She asked me about my schedule for the next week and I answered that I ..... it yet. 

 hadn't knowndidn't knowwouldn't know  

11.            Nina said Lucy complained that her friends never ..... any attention to what she told them. 

 would paypaidhad paid  

12.            Tom said that he had been late for work that morning, and he added that he ..... before.  

had never been latewas never latenever had been late 

13.          The shop assistant showed me a book and said that the book ..... the museums of our town. 

 describedwas describinghad described